The actor’s condition is said to have degenerated to a point that he hardly talks again.
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The family of the popular actor disclosed this in a statement shared on his Instagram page on Tuesday.
The Guild released a statement on Friday, responding to netizens who called on the association to come to the aid of its ailing member.
The clip captured the moment Mr Ibu and his wife, Stella Maris, got into a heated argument that saw him raising his voice.
Okafor disclosed this and adduced reasons for it on social media platforms: Instagram, TikTok and WhatsApp.
Okafor who has been bedridden following an undisclosed illness, appealed to those taking advantage of his predicament to desist from it immediately in a video shared on social media.
Legendary Nollywood actors Pete Edochie, Kanayo O Kanayo and 14 others on Thursday bagged the Veteran Actors of Nigeria award.
The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, was even quoted as saying that “the actor was fast recovering”
A.Y’s debut film ‘30 Days in Atlanta’, made the Guinness Book of World Records in 2017.
Ibu, who spoke with News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said that it was a shame that the world’s second largest movie industry lacked standard structures such as headquarters building and modern film studios since its establishment over 20 years ago.
NAN reports that the officials of the nurses had come to brief Mr. Ibu on a proposed drama series’ project they wanted the collaboration of Nollywood members with members of the nursing profession.
Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday that majority of the actors would be South Africans while others would be drawn from Nigeria, Liberia, Kenya, Ghana and Botswana.
Ibu, the fifth Nigerian celebrity visiting the #BBNaija housemates on Day 31, narrated his experience during the dairy session with “Biggie” in the Diary Room
The actor was honoured by the state government under the leadership of Governor Sullivan Chime
Speaking on Saturday in an interview, Fiberesima berated Okafor for his outburst on funds allegedly given to the Guild and other issues.
According to Okafor, about 90 per cent of the members of the association do not want Fiberesima as their leader, with many court cases being instituted against her.
He accused her of gunning for a second term for personal benefits
Mr. Ibu stressed that those that want to make their mark in Nollywood should do so through hard work and not the number of producers or directors they had slept with